Sentence examples for only was one from inspiring English sources

Superstars like Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop, who was a Senegalese physicist who not only was one of the few people on Earth to understand the significance of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity shortly after its release, but who also translated it into Wolof, the language of his people.

Not only was one of the most visible icons of American democracy built in the Bronx, the company that was awarded the contract opened a branch in the Bronx specifically for that purpose.

But as parents, councillors and commentators continue to ponder on whether private sector involvement is making a difference, the borough was last week hit by a double whammy - not only was one of its flagship primary schools accused of fiddling Sats results, but CEA was given a £300,000 penalty for failing to meet GCSE targets.

"Race, religion, sexuality has never been an issue in this family," he told the court, saying that not only was one of the sons – Tasawar, gay, but that one of the other daughters had been in a lesbian relationship while at university.

Access not only was one of the major backers of Beats Electronics (acquired by Apple last month for around $3 billion), but it is a major shareholder in the Spotify competitor Deezer.

Not only was one shot down in Libya last year, but repeated crashes have caused the Navy to ground the robo-copter "for the indefinite future".

At the time, the 18-story showroom center, open to the trade only, was one-third empty.

There would only be one truth on videotape.

So there could only be one.

There can only be one winner.

There'll only be one Arkle.